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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
6
A fragment listing dramatic season notes and cinema shows across cities Melbourne Adelaide and Brisbane. Entries include Royal cinema star venues Tivola Look What Here and performances tied to Majestyes Jinks and Teck Palace with varying names and showdates.
The Royal Comic Opera Company presents a Melbourne engagement featuring Miss Nene Tempers in The Pink Lady. Public notices promise a notable matinee and a wave of praise for Tempers, with an anticipated encore as a key event. This run includes Uieres The wrt matings and plans to tour New Zealand, signaling strong reception.
A fragmented discussion notes shifts in audience satirical tastes and theatre trends. It mentions Palace Presse, rising popularity, and uncertain future changes for Turn the Right. The text hints at humor, audience reactions, and potential shifts in entertainment preferences.
A garbled OCR item describes a Big Australian show at Moor Show Ground near Sidney with 12 200 head cattle and various contests including pony bucking, timber, and a ladies high singe event. Prizes total £180 with bands and music acts, an election is noted but text is unclear.
A rough-riding event in Sydney sees Vaushcaliae and Tudor among contenders for honors. Competitors include Gerrteneer Susiler and Pletcher with a committee judge panel in attendance. Melbourne, Skulborne, and Australian venues host the spectacle as trainers and riders prepare for high stakes in a season marked by shifting leadership and public interest.
The New South Wales theatre scene buzzes as Nellie Stewart and company deliver a lively Tivolo programme. Review highlights her youthfulness, vocal brilliance, and compelling stage presence, with strong praise for supporting acts and comedy routines.
A fragmentary review notes Marie Tempest opening at the Criterion last Saturday with mixed impressions. The piece hints the performer as Kitty in the show and alludes to press efforts to shape public opinion while voicing cautious enthusiasm.
Fragmentary text recalls stage reminisces featuring impersonations and songs performed at a Canterbury engagement. Mentions William Langard and Harry Riskardy with unclear references to Australia and a house or theatre venue. Data is garbled but hints at a musical performance and impersonation acts from a past era.
Complex local listings announce Newtown Bridge Theatre Evening programs featuring Geely and Silsu’s troupe plus a second act with Tinie Garvie Annennie Portman Joe Rox and Dore Baker. Suburban venue stages Rainbow Witch cabaret and a country circus return with Kill That Kid Co and Ted Stanley’s company.
In a lively yet messy portrait of Sydney theatre, the piece praises Miss Tempest and several performers while noting marriages, roles, and public admiration. It names Alice Dunsing and others, hints at tours and premieres, and surveys contemporary stage figures and acts in a period gossip style.
A garbled review fragment references Mish Tempest and a London stage run at Manchester Hall with the New Ene Wah Musical Comedy Company at Mar Majery's starting May 6. It mentions performers Leybourne and others, noting pay figures and American tours as context for 19th century theater economics.
Ada Reeve headlines a Melbourne season praised by audiences with Dorothy Brunton among the crowd. The show blends drama and dance with notable performances by Lucie Linda and a diverse company, while Miss Reeves draws strong applause and a sustained run across Australia before a London-bound phase.
A fragmented portrait traces Arthur Loyd known as the Last of the Lion Comiques and lists performers such as Nellie Power Jenny Hill Peggie Pryitte and G. H. Macdermott. It recalls early London variety, burlesque and music hall scenes with names, songs, and career highlights, noting sales, tours, and links to The Grecian Theatre.
Adelaide audiences welcomed J C Willemadry for the first time with musical pieces and a Conga Slat as the company staged The Man She Loves and My Tacks. The warm reception contrasted with earlier tremors and hints at a strong run next week. William Anderson remained noted for his dramatic work and the troupe premiered several new pieces to appreciative crowds.
The Gonkalee Jalan Opera Company launches a ten night season at Theatre Royal Hobart on May 13 with La traviata. Al Trovatore program faces a late schedule change as the company continues through the run. Harry Sadler’s vaudeville show at Temperance Hall has been temporarily closed.
Miss Ada Reeve made a direct appeal in Melbourne to support the Anzac Buffet London appeal. The Victoria Club event raised 1200 pounds for the cause as she toured soldiers homes and urged audience support, detailing the plight of the Anga Baker Fund and the need for tuna aid.
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